逼近
bī jìn
Pinyin

Definition

逼近
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bī jìn
  1. to press on towards
  2. to close in on
  3. to approach
  4. to draw near

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

逼
bī
  1. 1 variant of 逼[bī]
  2. 2 to compel
  3. 3 to pressure
最近
zuì jìn
  1. 1 recently
  2. 2 soon
  3. 3 nearest
近
jìn
  1. 1 near
  2. 2 close to
  3. 3 approximately
傻逼
shǎ bī
  1. 1 variant of 傻屄[shǎ bī]
将近
jiāng jìn
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearly
  3. 3 close to
接近
jiē jìn
  1. 1 to approach
  2. 2 to get close to
牛逼
niú bī
  1. 1 variant of 牛屄[niú bī]
临近
lín jìn
  1. 1 close to
  2. 2 approaching
亲近
qīn jìn
  1. 1 intimate
  2. 2 to get close to
贴近
tiē jìn
  1. 1 to press close to
  2. 2 to snuggle close
  3. 3 intimate
走近
zǒu jìn
  1. 1 to approach
  2. 2 to draw near to
近来
jìn lái
  1. 1 recently
  2. 2 lately
近年
jìn nián
  1. 1 recent year(s)
近日
jìn rì
  1. 1 in the past few days
  2. 2 recently
  3. 3 in the last few days
近期
jìn qī
  1. 1 near in time
  2. 2 in the near future
  3. 3 very soon
  4. 4 recent
近视
jìn shì
  1. 1 shortsighted
  2. 2 nearsighted
  3. 3 myopia
逼死
bī sǐ
  1. 1 to hound sb to death
逼真
bī zhēn
  1. 1 lifelike
  2. 2 true to life
  3. 3 distinctly
  4. 4 clearly
逼迫
bī pò
  1. 1 to force
  2. 2 to compel
  3. 3 to coerce
附近
fù jìn
  1. 1 (in the) vicinity
  2. 2 nearby
  3. 3 neighboring
  4. 4 next to

Idioms (15)

人无远虑，必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
  1. 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  2. 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
官逼民反
guān bī mín fǎn
  1. 1 a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
平易近人
píng yì jìn rén
  1. 1 amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going
  2. 2 modest and unassuming
  3. 3 (of writing) plain and simple
  4. 4 easy to understand
急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì
  1. 1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
言近旨远
yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn
  1. 1 simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
贵远贱近
guì yuǎn jiàn jìn
  1. 1 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
近朱者赤，近墨者黑
jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi
  1. 1 those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
  2. 2 you are the product of your environment
近朱近墨
jìn zhū jìn mò
  1. 1 one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)
近水楼台
jìn shuǐ lóu tái
  1. 1 lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
近水楼台先得月
jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè
  1. 1 the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
逐次近似
zhú cì jìn sì
  1. 1 successive approximate values (idiom)
逼良为娼
bī liáng wéi chāng
  1. 1 to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom)
  2. 2 to debauch
远亲不如近邻
yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín
  1. 1 A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
远近皆知
yuǎn jìn jiē zhī
  1. 1 known far and wide (idiom)
丑妻近地家中宝
chǒu qī jìn dì jiā zhōng bǎo
  1. 1 an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)

Sample Sentences

唐僧、八戒和沙僧正坐在一起打盹儿，完全不知那白骨精正步步逼近。
Táng Sēng 、Bājiè hé Shā Sēng zhèng zuò zài yīqǐ dǎdǔnr ，wánquán bùzhī nà báigǔjīng zhèng bùbùbījìn 。
Tang Seng, Pigsy and Friar Sand were taking a nap together and were completely unaware that the skeleton demon lady was slowly closing in on them.
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